UNFPA Country office in Belarus opens vacancy of Assistant Representative, NOC, Belarus.
Background Information:
The Assistant Representative, under supervision of the Country Director designs, develops, and manages an innovative and responsive country programme. You will lead the programme team, inspiring it to translate the regional and country goals into tangible solutions and results.
The Assistant Representative will contribute to the management of UNFPA programme activities in the areas of population and development, reproductive health and gender. Working to advance the ICPD policy agenda, Assistant Representative will respond to changing priorities of the national governments. Promoting partnerships and strategic alliances with counterparts in government, multi-lateral and bilateral agencies and civil society will be key to your role. Assistant Representative will coordinate technical advisory functions and contribute to UN system coordination through participation in policy dialogue and joint UN system initiatives.
Reporting to the UNFPA Country Director, Assistant Representative will act on her/his behalf as required.
Required Knowledge and Experience:
- 5 years of progressively responsible professional experience in the field of development and population activities, including programme designing, appraisal and management.
- Demonstrated ability to refine programme design to ensure alignment of organisational programme objectives to national priorities/capacities.
- Proven ability to lead and manage teams to achieve demonstrable results.
- Excellent written and oral communication skills to foster engaged partnerships at a high level of representation and to maintain political partnerships.
- Languages: Fluency in Russian and English; knowledge of other official UN languages is desirable.
For more information on the vacancy Terms&Conditions, please check: https://bit.ly/2SxgIX5.
Should you or someone you know be intrested in the vacancy, please apply: https://bit.ly/2SxgIX5
Application deadline: 23 December 2018 (Midnight New York, USA).
PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS VACANCY IS OPEN ONLY TO THE NATIONALS OF THE REPUBLIC OF BELARUS
